What stands out worked out from the figures below

Stetson has the highest household income ($76k).

Canton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.6%).

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Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

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Measure	Stetson	Canton
People
Population	1,151Lowest	1,191Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-1.3%Lowest ME: +2.6%	+13.6%Highest ME: +2.6%
Median age	42.2±5.1Highest 6% below ME	41.4±7.2Lowest 8% below ME
	Stetson and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	22.4%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1%	20.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1%
	Stetson and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	14.2%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4%	27.7%±6.6Highest ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	19.8%Lowest ME: 36.2%	23.7%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.4%±2Highest ME: 5.8%	2.4%±2.5Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Stetson and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$76,023±$28kHighest about the ME average	$52,458±$35kLowest 30% below ME
	Stetson and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$205,700±$34kHighest 31% below ME	$165,000±$50kLowest 44% below ME
	Stetson and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$800±$377Highest 30% below ME	$485±$18Lowest 57% below ME
	Stetson and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,962Lowest 35% below ME	$2,277Highest 25% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	73.7%±42Lowest ME: 48.4%	88.9%±33.8Highest ME: 48.4%
	Canton and Stetson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	10.4%Highest ME: 10.7%	8.4%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	87.9%Highest ME: 74.3%	81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1993Highest 16 yrs newer than ME	1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minLowest 29% above ME	35 minHighest 42% above ME
Work from home	11%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9%	16.1%±6.4Highest ME: 15.9%
	Canton and Stetson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.